I did a search on this topic and didn't really find a thread existing exactly on this issue, but I was wondering about the state of the salmon fishery.

I live in So Ca, so I'm not near actual evidence of what's being reported/projected on this years' salmon runs. I read that DFG has opened up the limits/quotas, I read reports that there's tons of King's off the coast.
Now I see my local Whole Foods Markets having sales over the last few weeks of "Local Wild Caught" King salmon which they can barely move enough at 1/2 price ($13/lb), so I'm inclined to believe they're out there.

Simple Question: So, if this may be a banner season after so many bleak ones recently, is there any correlation to the fishing closure that was implemented in the spring of '08 to this 'apparent' abundance of fish this year?

It was certainly controversial, but in hind sight was that the right thing to do back then?